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Charleston Dress

Beaded Charleston Flapper Dress from Art Deco French Period Circa 1920
Beaded Charleston Flapper Dress from Art Deco French Period Circa 1920

Beaded Charleston Flapper Dress from Art Deco French Period Circa 1920

Located in Toulon, FR

Circa 1920. France Charleston Ball gown in turquoise silk muslin embroidered with silver tubular beads from the 1920s. Background in muslin embroidered with translucent silver and ir...

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Moschino Couture Charleston Beige Blue Fringed Italian Dress, 1980
Moschino Couture Charleston Beige Blue Fringed Italian Dress, 1980

Moschino Couture Charleston Beige Blue Fringed Italian Dress, 1980

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Located in Brindisi, IT

Moschino Couture vintage dress with beige and blue fringe, charleston model, sleeveless, stretch cotton, size 42 it, excellent condition.

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Vintage Roberto Capucci Charleston-style dress

Located in Carnate, IT

Vintage Roberto Capucci Charleston-style dress, entirely composed of layers of fringe.

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Beaded Charleston Flapper Dress from Art Deco French Period Circa 1920
Beaded Charleston Flapper Dress from Art Deco French Period Circa 1920

Beaded Charleston Flapper Dress from Art Deco French Period Circa 1920

Located in Toulon, FR

Circa 1920 France Charleston Ball gown in turquoise silk muslin embroidered with silver tubular beads from the 1920s. Background in muslin embroidered with translucent silver and iri...

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Haute Couture Art Deco Dress in Silver Lamé Printed muslin Silk, Circa 1925
Haute Couture Art Deco Dress in Silver Lamé Printed muslin Silk, Circa 1925

Haute Couture Art Deco Dress in Silver Lamé Printed muslin Silk, Circa 1925

Located in Toulon, FR

Circa 1920/1925 France Paris Beautiful Haute Couture Charleston style dress from the Roaring Twenties. Printed chiffon available with large red, pink, orange and black tulips.

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1920s French Aesthetic Day Dresses

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Located in Geneva, CH

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Early 2000s Evening Dresses and Gowns

Ensemble Torrente by Rose Torrente-Mett Haute Couture Winter 2002
Ensemble Torrente by Rose Torrente-Mett Haute Couture Winter 2002

Ensemble Torrente by Rose Torrente-Mett Haute Couture Winter 2002

By TORRENTE

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

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Early 2000s French Cocktail Dresses

Emilienne Manassé Paris Couture Flapper Beaded Evening Dress Circa 1925 - 1929
Emilienne Manassé Paris Couture Flapper Beaded Evening Dress Circa 1925 - 1929

Emilienne Manassé Paris Couture Flapper Beaded Evening Dress Circa 1925 - 1929

Located in Toulon, FR

Circa 1925 France Charleston evening dress from the Art Deco period in black duchess satin embroidered with silver cabochons, pink and black glass beads and iridescent tubular beads.

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A French Couture Evening Flapper Dress Embroidered With Rhinestones Circa 1925
A French Couture Evening Flapper Dress Embroidered With Rhinestones Circa 1925

A French Couture Evening Flapper Dress Embroidered With Rhinestones Circa 1925

Located in Toulon, FR

Circa 1925/1930 France Beautiful ball gown called Charleston or Flapper dress Haute Couture unidentified ivory silk crepe embroidered and dating from the late 1920s.

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Moschino Black Fringed Charleston Evening Skirt Suit Dress 1990s

Moschino Black Fringed Charleston Evening Skirt Suit Dress 1990s

By Moschino Couture, Moschino

Located in Brindisi, Bt

Moschino Couture 90s vintage women's suit. Evening jacket and skirt, black, covered with charleston-style fringes. Straight pencil skirt, short bolero-style jacket. Fabric 55% acetat...

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Valentino New Black Cocktail Charleston Sheath Evening Dress 1990s
Valentino New Black Cocktail Charleston Sheath Evening Dress 1990s

Valentino New Black Cocktail Charleston Sheath Evening Dress 1990s

By Valentino Miss V

Located in Brindisi, Bt

Valentino Miss V. vintage evening dress. Black, 53% acetate 47% viscose. Sheath dress model with long sleeves, charleston type applied beads.

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With entire museum exhibitions dedicated to examining fashion designers and their creations, we’re finally recognizing that costuming is art. Evening dresses over time have conveyed specific statements about social class, position and beliefs. Fashion is a powerful means of self-expression, and sophisticated vintage evening dresses and gowns by our favorite couturier play no small role in making us feel wonderful but, perhaps more importantly, making us feel like ourselves.

In the 16th century, dresses and gowns were so important that England's Queen Elizabeth I defined rules about what dresses women could wear — guidance included long skirts and fitted bodices. Forward-thinking designers have responded to this history.

Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel reimagined traditionally masculine garments for feminine shapes, and her elegant evening dresses and gowns promoted comfort and grace in women’s wear that had been dominated in the previous century by layers of fabric. Christian Dior's gowns celebrated luxury and femininity in the late 1940s — and gave to women the gift of glamour they’d lost in the miserable years of the war. French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent introduced innovative and highly coveted dress designs in the 1960s while at the same time challenging sexist stereotypes about which members of society could wear tuxedos.

Works by unconventional British designer John Galliano — featured in houses like Givenchy and Dior — redefined limits that dressmakers faced in terms of material, construction and vision during the late 20th century. From his embroidered absinthe-green Oscars gown for actress Nicole Kidman to the iconic sleeveless Dior newspaper dress that Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw made famous, Galliano’s intricate and multifaceted work is reliably collectible and newsworthy

Today’s designers target an increasingly broad audience with their boundary-crossing work, and their tendency to play off of each other’s ideas means that every walk down the runway is also a walk through an entire history of fashion design and dress craftsmanship.

Whether you gravitate toward backless maxi dresses or silk charmeuse gowns by Alexander McQueen or embellished, ruffled floral-print designs by Chloe or Versace, there is an extraordinary collection of vintage and designer evening dresses and gowns waiting for you on 1stDibs.

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